National Foundation for Australia-China Relations 2025-26 Competitive Grants Round

Thank you for your interest in the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations' (the Foundation) 2025-26 Competitive Grants Program.

The Foundation’s grant program objectives are to strengthen risk-informed engagement with China in Australia’s national interest and to reinforce social cohesion by engaging Chinese-Australian communities, showcasing their contribution and strengthening their voice and agency. The Foundation’s mandate includes mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

The intended outcomes of this grant opportunity are to:

• facilitate dialogue that increases mutual understanding in priority areas that further Australia’s national interest, including arrangements that establish or strengthen relationships with counterpart organisations in mainland China, Hong Kong and/or Taiwan
• build Australian knowledge of and capability to engage mainland China, Hong Kong and/or Taiwan in our national interest, including fellowships or scholarships that improve language capabilities and lived experience
• support key Australian industry sectors to engage markets in mainland China, Hong Kong and/or Taiwan
• further climate change, net zero, green economy and clean energy transition outcomes
• showcase Australian excellence in, and enhance people-to-people links through, exchanges in culture, the arts, sports, education, academia, innovation, science, health, aviation, and tourism
• engage our diverse Chinese-Australian communities, showcase their significant contributions to Australian civic life, foster leadership and strengthen their voice and agency to engage in Australian civic life
• enhance understanding of modern and multicultural Australia by international students from mainland China, Hong Kong and/or Taiwan and connect emerging leaders in this cohort to Australian society, institutions or industry  
• promote media and public communication activities on the above.

Please refer to the guidelines when completing your application.
If you have any questions, please email grants@australiachinafoundation.org.au prior to the advertised closing date.